Monthly Archives: January 2015
Frustrated? Turn to God
Psalm 22:1-31 (NET1) 1 My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? I groan in prayer, but help seems far away. 2 My God, I cry out during the day, but you do not answer, and during the night my prayers do not let up. 3 You are holy; … Continue reading
God Sustains His Creation (including us) Despite Satan’s Efforts to Ruin It
Psalm 34:19 (NET1) 19 The godly face many dangers, but the LORD saves them from each one of them. Psalm 23:4 (NET1) 4 Even when I must walk through the darkest valley, I fear no danger, for you are with me; your rod and your staff reassure me. Isaiah 43:2 … Continue reading
God’s Word: The Direct Revelation from Jesus Christ
Psalm 119:172 (NLT) 172 Let my tongue sing about your word, for all your commands are right. 1 Corinthians 15:1-2 (NLT) 1 Let me now remind you, dear brothers and sisters, of the Good News I preached to you before. You welcomed it then, and you still stand firm in … Continue reading
Boldly and Openly–Come to God in Prayer
Hebrews 4:16 (TLB) So let us come boldly to the very throne of God and stay there to receive his mercy and to find grace to help us in our times of need. There was an ex-judge in Chicago who thought that requests for prayer were too sacred to be made … Continue reading
She Made a Mistake
Dr. Arnot was accustomed to tell a story of a poor woman who was in great distress because she could not pay her landlord his rent. The doctor put some money in his pocket, and went round to her house, intending to help her. When he got there he knocked … Continue reading
Let Your Light Shine
Matthew 5:16 (ESV) In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. I remember hearing of two men who had charge of a revolving light in a lighthouse on a storm-bound and … Continue reading
Like Jumping Sheep
John 10:11, 14 (TLB) 11 “I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.14 “I am the Good Shepherd and know my own sheep, and they know me.” The late Dr. Andrew Bonar once told me how, in the Highlands of Scotland, the sheep … Continue reading
Faithfulness
1 Corinthians 4:2 (NET1) 2 Now what is sought in stewards is that one be found faithful. Proverbs 28:20 (NET1) 20 A faithful person will have an abundance of blessings, but the one who hastens to gain riches will not go unpunished. Psalm 31:23 (NET1) 23 Love the LORD, all … Continue reading
Believe
Acts 16:31 (NET1) 31 “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.” John 6:28 (NET1) 28 So then they said to him, “What must we do to accomplish the deeds God requires?” Hebrews 11:6 (NET1) 6 Now without faith it is impossible to … Continue reading
The Brilliant Light of Eternal Life
John 3:15 (NIV) That everyone who believes in him may have eternal life. John 11:25 (NIV) Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies. Titus 3:7 (NIV) 7 So that, having been justified by his grace, … Continue reading